Writer's Room
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(AUGUST 2011) Prepare to wade into shallow waters.... Writing contemporary worship songs can often leave out the deer Biblical truths that hymn writers attempt to fill their songs with. How about we write worship songs that challenge as well as inspire? -
(JULY 2011) When we come together to worship God, it flows upward from our hearts to His. But what about the non-believer in the sanctuary - how does singing the average worship song speak to the person who has no relationship with God? We should sing more songs of God's grace to each other... -
(JUNE 2011) Music as represented by the gift of song is God's greatest gift of communication. Find out how the human brain responds to music.
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(MAY 2011) Audrey Assad's fourth installment in the writer's room takes on the divine struggle along the way to inspiration. -
(APRIL 2011) In part three of her series on inspiration, singer-songwriter Audrey Assad shares her thoughts on discovery. -
(FEBRUARY 2011) Part one of four installments from Audrey Assad... an artist on inspiration. -
(DECEMBER 2010) After receiving thousands of life-stories from listeners and fans, Matthew West is bringing his brand of storytelling and songwriting to a whole new level.
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(OCTOBER 2010) Manwell and Bianca of Group1Crew sat down with CCM to share about the heart behind writing music for their latest album, OUTTA SPACE LOVE, and how focus and purpose drives the writing and the creative process. -
(SEPTEMBER 2010) Skillet's latest single, "Forgiven" takes the listener on a journey that allows the true nature of God's grace and mercy to come alive. Now they share the Biblical foundation from which the song was written. -
(AUGUST 2010) 'one sonic society' is not a band. Rather, Jason Ingram, Paul Mabury, Stu Garrard, and Jon Thatcher are a collective seeking to bring praise to God through excellence. Their first release, ONE, offers us a glimpse of what that looks like. Jason Ingram tells more...
